Yet again dioxin problems in Germany, but no danger to the public?

The German authorities announced on Wednesday that the controversial and highly poisonous chemical dioxin had been discovered above the permitted level in eggs from a German farm, but they see no danger to the public. During routine tests carried out on the farm it was discovered that the eggs were found to be contaminated with six times the permitted level of dioxin. The farm located in the central German state of North Rhine Westphalia.

An employee of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia's

The eggs of two of the four houses contained up to six times above the limit concentration of dioxin-like PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). PCBs can be equaled to dioxin, a spokesman of the ministry said. The farm holds 25,000 organic hens and supplies supermarkets in the area. The farm has been sealed off and is not permitted to sell more eggs, the state ministry said. Read more ...

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Dioxin reassessment first part has been released by the EPA

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has published the first of two volumes of its response to the National Academy of Sciences 2006 report on the EPA's original dioxin reassessment. The document is the first of two EPA reports that, together, will respond to the recommendations and comments on 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD) dose-response assessment included in the 2006 NAS report, Health Risks from Dioxin and Related Compounds: Evaluation of the EPA Reassessment.

The released document, Reanalysis Volume 1, includes (1) a systematic evaluation of the peer-reviewed epidemiologic studies and rodent bioassays relevant to TCDD dose-response analysis; (2) dose-response analyses using a TCDD physiologically based pharmacokinetic model that simulates TCDD blood concentrations following oral intake; and (3) an oral reference dose (RfD) for TCDD. Read more ...

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